Argob in the Bible

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Argob in the Bible

Place Old Testament

At a glance

  • Name: Argob
  • Classification: Place
  • Testament: Old Testament
  • Verse mentions: 5
  • Books: 3
  • Chapters: 3

Description

Argob was a region in Bashan, known for its fortified cities, ruled by King Og, mentioned in Deuteronomy.

KJV Bible references

Deuteronomy 3:4

And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Deuteronomy 3:13

And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.

Deuteronomy 3:14

Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.

1 Kings 4:13

the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

2 Kings 15:25

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

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